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Abstract
A method of providing an interface comprising receiving contact information indicative of points of contact between fingers of at least one hand and a surface. The method further comprising mapping onto the surface a plurality of interface elements each corresponding to a key on a keyboard, each element being assigned to one of a plurality of groups, each group having an associated one of the fingers for activation of the elements in the group, wherein each group is mapped to the surface in accordance with contact information for the associated finger. Another aspect of the inventive include recurrently receiving the contact information and recurrently mapping each group to the surface in accordance with the contact information for the associated finger so that the group tracks the resting position of the associated finger.
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40. A method of providing an interface comprising:
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receiving contact information indicative of points of contact between fingers of at least one hand and a surface; and mapping onto the surface a plurality of interface elements each corresponding to a key on a keyboard, each element being assigned to one of a plurality of groups, each group having an associated one of the fingers for activation of the elements in the group, wherein each group is mapped to the surface in accordance with contact information for the associated finger. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 57)
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50. A method comprising:
recurrently receiving contact information indicative of points of contact between fingers of at least one hand and a surface, each finger having an associated group of interface elements that can each be activated by the finger, each interface element corresponding to a key on a keyboard, wherein each group is recurrently mapped to the surface in accordance with the contact information for the associated finger so that the group tracks the resting position of the associated finger. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 58)
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54. An interface apparatus comprising:
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a contact information receiver adapted to receive contact information indicative of points of contact between fingers of at least one hand and a surface; and a mapper adapted to map onto the surface a plurality of interface elements each corresponding to a key on a keyboard, each element being assigned to one of a plurality of groups, each group having an associated one of the fingers for activation of the elements in the group, wherein each group is mapped to the surface in accordance with contact information for the associated finger. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56)
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